A Hillsborough Circuit Court judge on Monday dismissed armed kidnapping, aggravated battery and aggravated assault charges against two suspected Latin Kings gang members. ...more

July 29, 2008

A Hillsborough Circuit Judge today dismissed armed kidnapping, aggravated battery and aggravated assault charges against two suspected Latin King gang members. Judge Daniel H. Sleet cited the refusal of the FBI to turn over information to a defense attorney for Michael Lugo and Omari Elijah Tolbert, who were scheduled to go on trial this morning. ...more

July 28, 2008

Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples has abused her position of power, shirked her responsibilities as a renter and gone out of her way to malign people perceived as enemies. And you, the taxpayer, have subsidized her stay in public housing for 24 years. ...more

July 18, 2008

The attorneys for four men arrested in a roundup of suspected Latin Kings gang members said Tuesday that they intend to sue the three law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - The attorneys for four men arrested in a roundup of suspected Latin Kings gang members said Tuesday they intend to sue the three law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation. ...more

June 24, 2008

TAMPA - Racketeering and conspiracy charges have been dropped in the case against the final five defendants among more than 50 arrested in a roundup of suspected Latin Kings gang members. ...more

May 23, 2008

A confidential informant, paid $2,400 per month by the FBI while helping to gather information on the Latin Kings street gang, will not serve time in prison for violating his probation, a judge decided Wednesday. ...more

May 22, 2008

TAMPA - A confidential informant, paid $2,400 per month by the FBI while helping to gather information on the Latin Kings street gang, will not serve time in prison for violating his probation, a judge decided today. ...more

May 21, 2008

Prosecutors tried to convince a judge Thursday that an informant slated to testify against several members of the Latin Kings street gang was an integral part of the gang and has specific knowledge of criminal activity. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors tried to convince a judge today that an informant, slated to testify against several members of the Latin Kings street gang, was an integral part of the gang who has specific knowledge of criminal activity. ...more

February 14, 2008